Help with this snail looking thing...

Aznyoyoboy57 · Dec 10, 2012

hmmm what is this snail looking thing? i take one out and an other comes back and so on.... is it good or bad?

KoleTang · Dec 10, 2012

You have me confused. Could you explain a little more?

Aznyoyoboy57 · Dec 10, 2012

its like a slug with a oval shape shell

KoleTang · Dec 10, 2012

Is there just one. Or are they all over the place?

It's hard to tell what it is from the pic.

Squishie89 · Dec 10, 2012

Do they look like any on here? Indo Pacific Snails Maybe Stomatella Varia. ?

Aznyoyoboy57 · Dec 10, 2012

Ooo looks like Stomatella varia (Figure 11) yea...is it good or bad? its not all over the place, just one just up and ill take it out and like a month later another one will show up

Squishie89 · Dec 10, 2012

Says it is a harmless herbivore. I would say don't worry, but I would keep an eye out for them lingering too long on any corals.

Aznyoyoboy57 · Dec 10, 2012

yea..this thing just look too ugly to stay in my tank lol

O yea, thank you for the help guys!

OurReef · Dec 11, 2012

I have hundreds in my 180, no other snails or hermits. They rock in my opinion. They don't knock over or bulldoze corals, and they reproduce in my tank. It's a never ending supply of cleaners.

Kano · Dec 11, 2012

OurReef said:
I have hundreds in my 180, no other snails or hermits. They rock in my opinion. They don't knock over or bulldoze corals, and they reproduce in my tank. It's a never ending supply of cleaners.

+1 I made sure I got some included in some live rock I saw that had them. They are 100% reef safe and "never" knock anything over. They do not have a bulky shell so they glide over and are light weight so the odds of them being a pain is basically zero. I took a ton out of my 90G to seed my 225G with them. Until I sell my 90G I will continue to transfer over them. Some fish will eat them so they typically come out at night so you won't even see them cleaning your tank but the effect is seen in the morning. They reproduce in my tank as well. Snails die in tanks all the time (which is why I keep ~0 ). These literally can not get stuck so the only time they die is if they are eaten, old age or water quality. You might not like the way they look but at least they won't die unside down and smell terrible if/when you take out the snail. Rant over. In conclusion: they are wonderful!